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Aaron Wallace lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, then moved across the south as his mom was in the AirForce. His mother’s family is from the Leland area. He works as a stencil assistant at World Class Athletic Surfaces. He has two sons; one lives in Leland and the other in Biloxi. Are you a…

  By Nash Nunnery A special period for family, events and activities, the fall holiday season is perhaps the most wonderful time of the year for most Mississippians. For some, however, Thanksgiving and Christmas are a time for angst – in the form of stress and depression. Shopping, gift and travel expenses, the stress of…

  MOORHEAD, Miss. (December 13, 2024) – Mississippi Delta Community College held its Fall 2024 academic and career-technical graduation ceremony at 9 a.m. on Fri., December 13, in the J.T. Hall Coliseum on the Moorhead campus. In the Fall 2024 semester, 61 students graduated from MDCC’s academic and career-technical programs. These graduates were awarded an…

CLEVELAND, Miss. — Delta State University held its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies at the Bologna Performing Arts Center on December 13 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The ceremonies celebrated the achievements of 485 candidates for degrees, including 183 bachelor’s degrees, 217 master’s degrees, 59 educational specialist degrees, and 26 doctoral degrees. Delta State President…

By Guest Columnist Briggett Carter-Meachem On November 11, there was a joyful celebration for the 90th birthday of Mattie Smith, a lifelong resident of Leland. Mattie has been a rock for her family and a light in the community, touching many lives over the years. She is the proud mother of six children, including the…

MOORHEAD, Miss. (Dec. 11, 2024) – The Mississippi Delta Community College Board of Trustees announce the appointment of Dr. Steven J. Jones as the tenth President of the College, effective January 1, 2025. Jones currently serves as Vice President of Administrative and Student Services at the College. He succeeds Dr. Tyrone Jackson, who retired this…

Justin Archer Burch, CEO of Delta Compass, recently announced that the organization has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to support its initiatives in advancing economic recruitment in the Mississippi and Arkansas Delta. The organization says the funding will be instrumental in fostering economic inclusion and driving long-term growth in the…

By Guest Columnist Jim Pollard The risk of dying from a sudden, serious heart ailment increases from Thanksgiving to New Year’s and is highest on Christmas Day, the day after Christmas and New Year’s Day, say paramedics at AMR, a global medical response company. AMR medics re-commend avoiding “triggers” for car-diac crisis, paying attention to…